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Tuesday, September 6, 2016

About: Karolina's Twins by Ronald H. Balson

Book Description

Lena Woodward, an elderly woman, enlists the help of both
lawyer Catherine Lockhart and private investigator Liam Taggart to appraise the
story of her harrowing past in Nazi occupied Poland. At the same time, Lena’s
son Arthur presents her with a hefty lawsuit under the pretense of garnering
her estate—and independence—for his own purposes. Where these stories intersect
is through Lena’s dubious account of her life in war-torn Poland, and her
sisterhood with a childhood friend named Karolina. Lena and Karolina struggled
to live through the atrocity of the Holocaust, and at the same time harbored a
courageous, yet mysterious secret of maternity that has troubled Lena
throughout her adult life. In telling her story to Catherine and Liam, Lena not
only exposes the realities of overcoming the horrors of the Holocaust, she also
comes to terms with her own connection to her dark past.

Karolina’s Twins
is a tale of survival, love, and resilience in more ways than one. As Lena
recounts her story, Catherine herself also recognizes the unwavering importance
of family as she prepares herself for the arrival of her unborn child. Through
this association and many more, both Lena and Catherine begin to cherish the
dogged ties that bind not only families and children, but the entirety of
mankind.

Quotes:

“Readers who crave more books like Balson’s Once We Were Brothers (2013) and Kristin Hannah’s bestselling The Nightingale (2015) will be enthralled by Karolina’s Twins.” —Booklist (starred review)

“A heartbreaking tale of a mother’s love, friendship, and family in the face of increasingly brutal conditions and the constant threat of imminent death in Nazi-occupied Poland…reminiscent of the author’s first novel Once We Were Brothers…compelling.” —Library Journal

“The third in Balson’s promising series about a husband-and-wife investigation team specializing in Holocaust cases. [Lena Woodward’s] survivor account becomes the main source of suspense, since she is reluctant to reveal the full horror of what she experienced until the end…and [it] does not disappoint.” —Kirkus

"Balson kept me on the edge of my seat wondering what the next chapter would reveal. He did an excellent job in staying true to the historical facts of those years of the Holocaust and what Lena, the main character and survivor, had to go through. Balson keeps the suspense so riveting that it was difficult to put the book down. I would say most will read it in one night sitting—kudos to Ronald Balson." —Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff, Director of the University of Miami Holocaust Teacher Institute

RONALD H. BALSON is a Chicago trial attorney, an educator,
and writer. His practice has taken him to several international venues. He is
also the author of Saving Sophie and
the international bestseller Once We Were
Brothers.

3 comments:

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Another twist on the Holocaust. An elderly survivor tells her story to her attorney to defend her son's claim that she has dementia. She tells her story very much in depth with no holes barred, except for one missing piece. This missing piece hen revealed ties the whole story together and makes it fascinating. The survivor tells the story in such depth that I felt compassion and identification with her dark life.